Amritsari Chole

Name: Amritsari Chole
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chickpea; 2 onions chopped; For potli; 1 tsp tea leaves; 1 star anise; 4 cloves; 2 cardemoms; 1 cinnamon; For chole masala:; 1 cinnamon; 4 cloves; 2 green cardemoms; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 3-4 dry red chillies; 4 tbsp oil for cooking; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 chopped tomatoes; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; As per taste Salt; For tempering; 1/4 tsp carom seeds; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 2-3 green chillies

Naheed Alam @cook_14415967

Greater Noida.

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I'm thankful to Mrs.Aruna Thaper for sharing this recipe.I recreated her recipe and found it awesome.

Naheed Alam @cook_14415967

Greater Noida.

#indianrecipes
#week1
#cooksnapchallenge
I'm thankful to Mrs.Aruna Thaper for sharing this recipe.I recreated her recipe and found it awesome.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 persons

1 cupchickpea
2onions chopped
For potli
1 tsptea leaves
1star anise
4cloves
2cardemoms
1cinnamon
For chole masala:
1cinnamon
4cloves
2green cardemoms
1 tbspcoriander seeds
1 tbspcumin seeds
3-4dry red chillies
4 tbspoil for cooking
1 tbspginger garlic paste
2chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
As per tasteSalt
Fortempering
1/4 tspcarom seeds
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspasafoetida
2-3green chillies

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak chickpeas for 4-6hours. Make a potli of muslin/cotton cloth of described ingredients. Take chickpeas in a pressure cooker, add 2 cups water and add potli also.
2

Pressure cook on high flame for one whistle and cook for 5-7minutes on low flame. Let the pressure release itself.
3

Meanwhile, heat a pan. Add oil. Add ingredients of tempering. Add chopped onion and fry till pink.
4

Add ginger-garlic paste. Saute for 2 minutes. Add chopped tomato, add 1/2cup water and salt. Cover and cook on low flame for 4-5minutes.
5

In the meantime, dry roast all the ingredients for chole masala, and grind them to a fine powder. Keep aside.
6

After 4-5minutes, stir the gravy. Add all powdered spices including 2 tbsp of chole masala. Saute on a medium flame for 3-4minutes. If required add some water.
7

Add boiled chickpeas, add 1.5 cups of water. Add green chilies also. Cover and cook on a medium flame for 10-12minutes.
8

Adjust gravy consistency. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with bhature/pooris/rice.

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Naheed Alam @cook_14415967

on May 29, 2021 16:43

Greater Noida.

Having a Master degree in Science and a bachelor degree in Education,but also passionate about cooking since childhood.Love to cook my favourite dishes.